Port Barre Elementary Principal Gabe Sonnier gets a hug from one of his kindergarten students while visiting their class Wednesday morning.

Written by

Zane Hill
zhill@dailyworld.com

Elementary Principal Joseph Sonnier is becoming a national figure as the story of his journey from janitor to principal continues to spread nationwide.

CBS' "On the Road" series, produced by journalist Steve Hartman, showcased Sonnier on national television Feb. 7. CNN has been in contact with him. Popular search engine websites AOL and Yahoo! prominently feature his story in their news tabs. Local media have told his story numerous times.

"My wife and I were talking about this last night, as a matter of fact," he said Wednesday afternoon, still sitting alertly at his desk with work to be ...